Osteochondrosis refers to degenerative diseases of the spine that covers
Dystrophy, deformation and gradual removal of spine discs.This can cause pain, many unpleasant consequences and advanced cases, even disability.It is important to pay attention to your health and consult your doctor immediately if suspicious symptoms appear.
The cervical and chest spine affects the lumbar spine more often than the lumbar spine, but osteochondrosis in these areas can be full of serious consequences.Due to the proximity of the cervical spine, sometimes blood supply to the brain develops, which involves many complications.In addition, changes can cause damage to the nerve roots, causing the patient to cause severe pain and bumps.
Causes of appearance
Osteochondrosis occurs in very large people, especially these days, when city residents do not have proper physical activity, proper nutrition and posture.Causes that can lead to the development of osteochondrosis of the cervical and chest regions include:
- Age -related changes;
- Genetic predisposition;
- Tempting lifestyle, physical inaction;
- Posture disorders;
- Serious excess weight;
- Injuries;
- Reboot;
- Flat legs and other disadvantages of the musculoskeletal system;
- Stress and bad habits;
- Rear hypothermia and prolonged cold.
Recently, osteochondrosis is increasingly starting to record young people, which is mainly associated with an unhealthy lifestyle.
Symptoms of cervical
Like most chronic diseases, osteochondrosis of the cervical and chest regions is quite insidious and does not appear immediately.At an early stage, the patient may not notice anything other than periodic discomfort in the spine, but as the disease progresses, the symptoms will worsen:
- Pain or neck, which sometimes falls on the shoulder girdle and upper extremities, and, due to the course of the disease, can be severe and painful or painful, boring, manifested during periods;
- Dizziness, visual and hearing failure, motor coordination;
- Bumps, burning or tingling in the upper extremities;
- Asthena, fatigue, loss of normal work capabilities;
- Intercostal neuralgia, pain in the heart, pressure changes.
Most of the negative symptoms are caused by the fact that the deformed areas of the spine compress the blood vessels and nerve roots, resulting in their normal functioning.Subsequently, such complications can cause serious delays in the body and even disability if timely treatment is not started.
Diagnosis and treatment
The doctor begins to suspect that the patient has osteochondrosis based on his or her complaints and the medical history collected.In order to confirm or deny the diagnosis, the specialist will determine diagnostic measures, the most important of which is the radiograph of the spine with the frontal and lateral projection.For more detailed information, CT and MRI are performed: they help to keep the complications timely.
For osteochondrosis of the cervix and chest, difficult treatment is prescribed.Usually it includes several main areas:
- Drug therapy is primarily painkillers and anti -inflammatory agents that help reduce pain;In addition, muscle calmers are often prescribed to relieve muscle spasms, chondroprotectors to enhance cartilage tissue and B vitamins, which improves nerve tissue condition;
- Physiotherapy includes massage and other procedures (ultrasound, magnetic therapy, etc.), which aims to improve the spine and remove mobility restrictions;
- Physical therapy allows you to activate blood flow, muscle strengthening, thereby removing excess spine stress, body tone and straight posture;It also promotes pressure on nerve roots.
The spine stretching procedure is periodically used to return to its original form.